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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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durability
Building materials; Concrete
The ability of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, and abrasion.
concrete block
Building materials; Concrete
A concrete masonry unit, most often hollow, that is larger than a brick.
blaine test
Building materials; Concrete
A method for determining the fineness of cement or other material based on the permeability to air of a sample prepared under specified conditions.
blanket
Building materials; Concrete
Insulation sandwiched between sheets of fabric, plaster, or paper facing, used for protecting fresh concrete during curing.
bleeding, bleed water
Building materials; Concrete
A form of segregation in which some of the water in a mix tends to rise to the surface of freshly placed concrete. Bleeding is caused by the settlement of the solid materials ...
blended cement
Building materials; Concrete
A hydraulic cement consisting of a uniform blend of any of the following: granulated blast-furnace slag and hydrated lime; Portland cement and granulated blast-furnace slag; ...
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